Four problems related to warning light on have been reported for the 2010 Nissan Altima. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2010 Nissan Altima based on all problems reported for the 2010 Altima.
The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the passenger's side air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated that the passenger's side seat cushion would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 21,000.
Passenger air bag off light indicates inoperative passenger air bag when adult passenger is seated. Apparent sporadic operation of air bag. Serious saftey hazard! why has this not been addressed? air bag sensor indicates sometimes it is operating properly, and other times dangerously inoperative. And it is not a weight issue. I once had the light turn off (meaning the air bag was engaged to operate in a crash) based only on the weight of my briefcase (holding a laptop) on the seat! so it is clearly a sensor issue. Light also goes on or off seemingly at will. While driving, it sometimes changes several times (on vs. Off) during a trip. Started around 22,000 miles in about 2013, and still erratic at 32,000 miles in 2015 (low mileage car) based on a review of past complaints, this has been a known, unaddressed problem of this model since 2010, and comprises what appears to be a whopping percentage of all complaints on this vehicle! reference NHTSA numbers 10705119, 10693858, 10621721, 10551401, 10538101, 10508652, 10462938, 10398851, 10386702 to date. Dealer said sensor is in seat, and entire seat would need to be replaced to fix. Really? cost about $1,000, so I now know what a life is worth to Nissan - less than $1,000, right? maybe a lawsuit would help, but they know proving the air bag sensor is defective is difficult and expensive for the average consumer. Kiss your loved ones before driving with the "passenger air bag off" warning light lit! why the NHTSA and Nissan refuse to acknowledge this well established, and highly risky defect is truly beyond me. Consider a different vehicle until this problem is finally addressed, if ever.
2010 Nissan ultima coupe purchased the car in September 2010. Have taken the car in for service at Nissan quality of temecula for multiple issues. The first issue is the air bag light goes on stating that the air bag is turned off and this is when there is an adult of 200 pounds sitting in the passanger's seat. I am very concerned of our safety in the case of an accident. This is a huge safety issue and I am not convinced that if there is an accident the air bag will go off. The transmission is also giving us problems. Car is stalling and jerking while driving. The master warning light is also coming on and I'm not sure if this is related to the airbag not working correctly. The car has been taken in several times since September and nothing has been done. Nissan was okay with us leaving the lot knowing that the air bags were not working correctly.
The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Altima. While driving approximately 20 mph with the passenger seat occupied when the passenger side air bag warning light illuminated indicating that the air bag was off. The contact stated that the failure would occur intermittently while driving at various speeds. The dealer stated that the failure was normal. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 2,000 and the current mileage was 3,000.